Fish-trap.



No. 897,888. PATENTED SEPT. 8, 1808. J.' R. BECKMAN. FISHl TRAP.

APPLIGATION'I'ILED MAB.. 20, 190B.

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FISH TRAP.

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JAMES R. BECKMAN, OF KETOHIKAN, DISTRICT OF ALASKA. 4

FISH-TRAP.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 8, 1908.

Application filed. March 20, 1908. Serial N o. 422,313.

YTo all whqm it may concern: A

Be it known that I, JAMES R. HEGKMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ketchikan, in the District of Alaska, have inf vented certain new and useful Improveheretofore it has been my experience that when using de A)ending web-supporting rods carried by a eating frame and' equipped with hauldowns formoving the web downwardly from the frame, rigid connection of the members of the frame has beenv necessary in order to prevent the members yfrom turning over, when the web is hauleddown into place. l

1t is therefore a particular object of the present invention to provide a trap including a fraine consisting of a plurality of movablyV connected floating members, equipped with depending web supports, means for moving the web downwardly over the web supports, and a trap which includes a structure preventing rolling of the frame members when the web is hauled into position.

Another object is to rovide a trap including these features whic 1 may be cheaply and easily constructed on the surface of the water.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the trap, many of the cleats being omitted to prevent confusion. Fig. 2 is a -transverse section through one of the frame members, in the plane of one of the web rods. Fig. 3 is a vertical side elevation of a portion of the trap, showing the relative arrangements of the frame member, web and web rods. 4is a sectional view of a modified form. Fig. 5 is a detail of the web rod end.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown a fish trap including a plurality of buoyant frame members 5 arranged to form a heart 6, a jigger7, a lead 8, a pot 9, and a rspiller 10. Each frame member 5 consists of parallel beams A and B, which are securedA l d, made of stock metal, bent into the desired together7 by. transverse bolts 11 engage therethrough. 1t will be observed that the beam B is the inner beam in each case, and each of these beams B has .formed therethrough'a plurality of vertically extending passages 12. These passages 12 receive the upper end portions of depending nonbuoyant we supporting rods 14, which will be termed web rods. posed of a plurality'of sections of pipe engaged one within another, these pipe sections being shown at C, D and E respectively. Suitable fastening devices F are engaged through the members ofthe web rod.

.f The lowermost section E of each web rod, is eXteriorly threaded at its lower end, as shown at 15, and has engaged therewith an interiorly threaded cap 16, having a reduced threaded opening 17 in its lower end. This threaded opening 17 receives thestem 18 of an eyebolt 19. A haul down-2() is engaged through each of the eyebolts 19, and these haul downs. extend upwardly at the inner Each of these web rods 14 is com-//` sides of the beams B and are engaged'over cleats 21 mounted upon the beams. A net web 22 is secured to the frame members, and is attached at its lowenedge to the various haul downs 20. When it is desired to move the net web into position, one side of each haul down is drawn upwardly, and the web is drawn down into the water. By reason of the fact that the web rods are located adjacent to the inner sides of the frame members, being engaged in the beams B of these members, the tendency of the frame members to roll during the operation of setting the web is retarded by the tendency of this operation to submerge the beams A, and the frame members thus remain practically stationary in the Water. Above its' lower end, each of the web rods has engaged therein, a laterally lextending eyemember 22, consistingof a rodo'ne of the curved portions indicated at 26, forming a portion of thebight of the eye- .memben and will-be guided over the eye 23.

As above stated, these eyemembers may be the lower edge of the net web when the latter is drawn downwardly) will-strike As will be observed, all portions of the trap frame are connected by mezms of chains '28,.

so thst'the several portions ore free to move with respect with eeeh other, Within certain limitations, and thus ride easily upon the surface of rough Witter.

In Fig. 4L oi' the drawings, there is shown. e

formV of the invention iii which the treme member is formed ois single beam, wW the Web rod being engaged therein adjacent to theirmer side thereof. As shown the trap is further strengthened by ropes X. The Web 22 is strengthened by s bottom rope U and a. central rope V.

What is claimed is:

l. A fish trap comprising e. buoyant frame consistiii of e plurality oi iloeteble members moyably connecte-d with each other arid oon Copying e. substantially common piene, web supporting iiiembers erried by the treme members, the Web supporting members of each 'frame member being located eeent to the one side thereot` and e. net Web carried by the Web supporting members.

2. A irish trap comprising ai. plurelity of iloatsble fra-me members, depending web* supports carried by the .treme members adje centto oneside thereof, iietyebbiiig sda-pt:- ed for movement over the webesiipports into and out of operative position, means for moving the riet-webbing.

3. lli e fish trap strueture, the eombiriw tion with a buoyant iframe member oi dependingweb rods carried by the frame mem ber adjacent to one side thereof, heul downs moyably engaged with the web rods, slid riet webbing carried by the heul downs.

4. lli s 'iish trap structure, the combine tion with e treme meiriber of e.. web rod engaged therein edjeeent' sind e heul down movebly eiigawd n.. with the Web rod.

ioeeted et the to one side tliereoi,4

senses '5. ln e, 'lish trap struetere, the oombinetion With e frame member' eomprising dWo parallel beams rigidly seeured together, of depending web rods carried by one of seid beams.

6. Iii' e 'fish trap structure, the combination with .stremo comprising e plurality of loeteble frame members moyably coiiiioeted together, .each of seid 'treme members oomprising two beams secured together, web rods engaged in one of the seems oiescl. frame membeneiid means carried by the web rod for moving e riet Web thereoyer.

7. .A iish trap having oetable treme members, Webrods carried by the frame rxiei'ribers adjacent to one side thereof, e neteveb'mov eble Verticelly'ov'er the Weberods into end out of operative position, md meeiis oonnected with the web-rods for moving the riet- We'b into and out of opere-tive position.

8. A web guiding end heul down receiving memberiior iisli treps ooiiiprisirie ij simped rod adapted for eugegemeiit f portion of the fish trap, iid having' i s bigi'xt twisted to iorm eyeex teodiiig .between the legs of the members 9. In s. iish trap strueture, the tion with si Web rod, of e laterally o eyemember carried by seid rod, seid ey ememm ber comprising spaced legs engaged through the rod and e connecting Hight, seid eight being twisted to iform so. eye extending iii- Wardly therefrom, a. heul down with the Web rod below the member, end second heul down engaged iii the member.

l0. A iis-h tmp comprising s. treme ting oi e plurality of :rioveble i, 'web rods carried by seid m obers outwsrdiy 'ef-rid s.

the longitudinal axes ci' id membe net web movebie over web rods out of operative position. l

ll. ln e, iish trsp structure, the corifmioetion with e frame member oi web rod son nected with seid frame outwardly of 'the Center ot said memb ln testimony whereof l eiiix in presenee of two Witnesses.

JAMES li,

Witnesses: A

PAUL F. Liners, E. L. CHANEL-EE. 

